It was a cold, rainy and windy afternoon with icicles hanging off the dugouts, but a career performance from Christian Trent and a four-run fifth inning powered the Ole Miss baseball team past Wright State, 10-3, in the opening game of the weekend series Friday afternoon at Swayze Field. (more…)(February 20, 2015)

STARKVILLE — Stefan Moody didn’t care about Ole Miss’ history at Humphrey Coliseum. All he was concerned with was helping the Rebels continue their upward trajectory for the NCAA Tournament. The junior guard certainly did his part to keep Ole Miss headed in that direction. Moody scored a career-high 29 points, and Ole Miss picked up just its eighth win all-time in Starkville with a 71-65 win over Mississippi State on Thursday at Humphrey Coliseum. (February 20, 2015, Page 6A)

AUBURN, Ala. — Holding a slim 43-39 lead with 3:42 left in the contest, the Ole Miss women’s basketball team went to work on the defensive end and with clutch buckets from A’Queen Hayes and Tia Faleru, the Rebels held on for a 51-46 road win at Auburn — snapping a seven-game winless streak and guaranteeing the Rebels a winning record in the regular season and the possibility of a postseason berth — the first since 2009-10. (February 20, 2015, Page 6A)

It had been nine days since the Lafayette High girls basketball team had played a game. The rust showed at times, but a late surge by Shaniyah Buford helped the Commodores defeat New Albany 42-39 in the Division 2-4A tournament semifinals Thursday night at the LHS gym. Lafayette will meet Ripley in the tournament championship game tonight. (February 20, 2015, Page 7A)

STARKVILLE — Stefan Moody scored a career-high 29 points, and Ole Miss picked up just its eighth win all-time in Starkville with a 71-65 win over Mississippi State on Thursday at Humphrey Coliseum. (more…)(February 19, 2015)

As forgettable a season as it’s been for the Lafayette High boys basketball team, the Commodores just needed one win to extend their season. But their Division 2-5A tournament opener ended just like all the others. Lafayette’s season came to an end Wednesday with a 57-50 loss to New Albany at the Lafayette High gym. It was the 14th time the Commodores (0-14) took the court, and it was the 14th time they came up on the short end of the scoreboard. (February 19, 2015, Page 6A)

It’s mid-February, which means college basketball teams are trending toward the NCAA Tournament, trending away from it or are out of the picture completely. Ole Miss falls in the first category, though a bad week or two can change everything. The Rebels (17-8, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) have won six of their last seven heading into tonight’s game at Mississippi State (8 p.m., ESPN2) and have put together a resume that’s worthy of an at-large bid. (February 19, 2015, Page 6A, 7A)

WEST POINT—The Oxford High boys and girls basketball teams have secured spots in next week’s MHSAA Class 5A state playoffs. The only thing left to figure out is what seed will they be after Friday’s Division 2-5A Tournament championship games. The Chargers earned their way into the finals after winning their opening-round games at the West Point High School gym Tuesday. (February 18, 2015, Page 1B, 2B)